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1 Lonely Planet Publications 554 Index ABBREVIATIONS AZ Arizona CO Colorado NM New Mexico NV Nevada UT Utah See also separate GreenDex p565. A Abbey, Edward 51, 438 Abiquiú (NM) accommodations , see also individual children, travel with 92, 94 internet resources 92, 517 pets, travel with 94 reservations 119 Acoma Pueblo (NM) activities 81-8, 520, see also individual activities Adams, Ansel 52 air travel airlines 531-2, 536 airports children, travel with 91 environmental issues 532 tickets to/from Southwest USA within Southwest USA 536 Alamogordo (NM) Albuquerque (NM) , 289, 291, 292, 294 accommodations activities attractions children, travel with drinking entertainment 300 festivals 297 food itineraries 290 medical services 291 shopping Map pages 000 Photograph pages tours 297 travel to/from 301 travel within 301 alcohol 65-6, see also wineries beer 34, 398, 412 breweries 34, 65-6, 68, 387 laws 412, 527 margaritas 26 aliens 137, 270, 374 Alta (UT ) altitude sickness 542 Amitabha Stupa (AZ) 183 amphibians 76 Ancestral Puebloans 36-7, 38, 58, 203, 382, 391, 417, 418, 421 Angel Fire (NM) 347 animals 76-77, see also individual species antelope 77 Antelope Canyon (AZ) 9, 219 Antelope Island State Park (UT ) Apache people 40, 55 aquariums 109, 296 Arches National Park (UT ) 9, 73, 436-9, 437, 9 arches, sandstone 73, 437 architecture 52 Arcosanti (AZ) Area 51 (NV) 137 area codes 267, 526, see also telephone services, inside front cover Arizona , children, travel with 93, 162-3, 206, 240 climate 151, 200 driving routes 152 festivals 163, 177, 184-5, 228, 240, 251, 257 highlights 149 history 151 itineraries 156, 202, 216 travel to/from travel within Arizona Strip (AZ) Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (AZ) Arroyo Seco (NM) art galleries, see galleries arts 50-3, see also individual arts internet resources 59, 60 Native American 59-61, 310 Ashley National Forest (UT ) 514 Aspen (CO) ATMs 525 atomic bomb, the 42-3, , 293, 365 Atomic Testing Museum (NV) 113 Austin (NV) Aztec (NM) Aztec Ruins National Monument (NM) 353 B B&Bs 518, see also individual backcountry skiing 83, 140, 351, 494 backpacking, see also hiking Arizona 204, 215, 223 New Mexico 304, 346, 368, 378 Utah 421, 423, 437-8, 452, Bahrke, Shannon 495 Bandelier National Monument (NM) 304 baseball 48, 170, 300, 489 basketball 48, 170, 489 basketry 60 Batavi (AZ) 228 bathrooms 91 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (UT ) 491 bears 211, 258, 346, 521 Beatty (NV) beer 34, 65-6, 398, 412, 527, see also breweries Berlin-Icthyosaur State Park (NV) 139 bicycling, see biking Big Bend National Park (NM) 281 Big Rock Candy Mountain (UT ) 459 bighorn sheep 77 biking 536-7, see also mountain biking Arizona 85, 205, 223 Colorado 84, 387, 402, 404 internet resources 85 New Mexico 296, 344, 359 Utah 85, 445, 460, 461, 485, 492 billiards 115 Billy the Kid 40, 41, 277, 372, Bingham Canyon Mine (UT ) 484

2 Index (B-C) 555 Biosphere 2 (AZ) 245 birds 76, 256, 491 bird-watching 76, 181, 256 Bisbee (AZ) 15, 252-5, 253 Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NM) 375 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (CO) 84, Black Rock Desert (NV) 147 Blanding (UT ) 420 Bluff (UT ) Blumenschein, Ernest 335 boating 87-8, see also canoeing, kayaking, white-water rafting Arizona 220, 229, 231 Colorado 397 Nevada 116, 133 New Mexico 352 Utah 439, 441, 513 Bonneville Salt Flats (UT ) 492 books 25, 45, 46, 47, 86, 425, 438 children, travel with 89, 96 environment 70, 71, 74, 78, 84, 86 food 64, 67, 69 history 35, 40 mountain biking 395 Native American 48, 57, 60-1, 64, 71 photography 528 wildflowers 77, 84 border crossings 250, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (NM) 355 Boulder (CO) Boulder (UT ) bowling 115 Box-Death Hollow Wilderness Area (UT ) 448 boxing 128 Breckenridge (CO) 403 breweries 34, 65-6, 68, 387 Brian Head (UT ) bridges, sandstone 437 Brigham City (UT ) 491 Brighton (UT ) Bryce Canyon National Park (UT ) 9, 453-7, 453, 8 Bullhead City (AZ) Bureau of Land Management 413 Burning Man 45, 148 bus travel 535, 537 business hours 67, 520, see also inside front cover Butler Wash Ruins (UT ) 419 C cacti 78 Caesars Palace (NV) 108 Caliente (NV) 137 California condors 218 Cameron (AZ) 197 Camp Verde (AZ) 172 camping 518, see also individual canoeing 87 Arizona 231, 257 Utah 431, 439 Canyon de Chelly National Monument (AZ) Canyon Rims Recreation Area (UT ) 426 canyoneering 86, 432, 467 Canyonlands National Park (UT ) 421-6, 422 Canyons, the (UT ) 501 Capitan (NM) 370 Capitol Reef National Park (UT ) 443-6, 444 Capulin Volcano National Monument (NM) 349 car travel 535, 537-9, see also driving routes, four-wheel driving children, travel with 91-2, 93 driver s licenses 537 environmental concerns 25 insurance rental 25, road distances chart 538 road rules 539 safety 93, 521, 539 Carlsbad (NM) 376-8, 377 Carlsbad Caverns National Park (NM) 378 Carson City (NV) Carson National Forest (NM) 84 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (AZ) 245 casinos Las Vegas (NV) , 117 Arizona , 233 Native American 58, 284, 285, 287 Nevada 143 New Mexico 284, 285, 287 Cassidy, Butch 41, 409, 441, 455, 457, 510, 515 Cathedral Gorge State Park (NV) 137 Catwalk (NM) 360 caving 86, see also canyoneering Cedar Breaks National Monument (UT ) 462 Cedar City (UT ) Cedar Crest (NM) 303 cell phones 527 Cerrillos (NM) Chaco Culture National Historical Park (NM) 348 Chama (NM) Chapel of the Holy Cross (AZ) 183 Chapin Mesa (CO) 392 Chihuahuan Desert (NM) 74 children, travel with 89-97, 520 Arizona 93, 162-3, 206, 240 books 89, 96 Colorado 96 internet resources 89, 91 itineraries 33 Las Vegas 93, Nevada 93 New Mexico 95-6, 296, 318 Utah 96-7, Childs, Craig 425 chile 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 festivals 276, 319 Chimayó (NM) Chimney Rock Archaeological Area (CO) Chiricahua National Monument (AZ) 9, 258 Chloride (AZ) 259 Cimarron (NM) Cimarron Canyon State Park (NM) 347 cinemas 92, 127, , 244, 300 Circleville (UT ) 515 City of Rocks State Park (NM) 359 Ciudad Juarez (NM) 281 Clarkdale (AZ) 181 Clayton (NM) Clayton Lake State Park (NM) 350 climate 23, Arizona 151, 200 Colorado 381 Las Vegas 99 Nevada 99 New Mexico 267 Utah 409 climate change 532 Cloudcroft (NM) Cochiti Pueblo (NM) 285 Cold Springs (NV) 138 Colorado , 383 children, travel with 96 climate 381 festivals 398, 405 highlights 380 history 381

3 556 Index (C-F) Colorado continued travel to/from 384 travel within 384 Colorado River 13, 82, 87, 88, 439, 13 Colorado Springs (CO) 403 condors 218 conservation 80 consulates 525 Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park (UT ) 474 Coronado State Monument (NM) 302 Corrales (NM) 295 Cortez (CO) costs 23-4, 67, see also inside front cover Cottonwood (AZ) courses 116, 520 cooking 68, credit cards 525 Crested Butte (CO) cross-country skiing 83 Arizona 193, 212, 215 Colorado 394, 399 New Mexico 316, 345, 351 Utah 432, 501-2, 508, 513 Crow Canyon Archaeology Center (CO) 395 cryptobiotic crusts 72 Cuba (NM) 348 culture Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway (NM) 351 customs regulations cycling, see biking D dam diving 13, 82 dance 53, 61, see also Native American people dangers 520-1, see also safety Dead Horse Point State Park (UT ) 426 Dead Horse Ranch State Park (AZ) 181 deer 77, 261 Deer Valley (UT ) 501 dehydration 542 Deming (NM) 361 deserts 74 DH Lawrence Ranch & Memorial (NM) Dinosaur National Monument (UT ) Map pages 000 Photograph pages dinosaurs Arizona 222 New Mexico 298, 350 Utah 420, 476, 513, 515 disabilities, travelers with discounts 157, 235, diseases diving 13, 82 Dixie National Forest (UT ) 446, 461 Dixon (NM) 332 dogs, travel with 34, 94-5 Dolores (CO) downhill skiing 81-3 Arizona 193, 261 Colorado 384, 387-8, 393-4, 399, 402, 406 Nevada 148 New Mexico 295, 305, 316, 336, 343, 345, 370 Utah 13, 494, 500-1, drinks 65-6, see also wineries, individual beer 34, 398, 412 breweries 34, 65-6, 68, 387 liquor laws 412, 527 margaritas 26 drive-in cinemas 92, 260, 506, see also cinemas driver s licenses 537 driving, see car travel, driving routes, four-wheel driving driving routes 6-7 Arizona 152, 182, , 225, 238, 246, 258, 265 Colorado 382 Nevada 101 New Mexico , 344, 346, 349, 368 Utah , 415, 437, 443, 445, 454, 465, 512 dude ranches 88, Dunton, Herbert 335 Durango (CO) Durango Mountain Resort (CO) Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (CO) 387 E Eagle Nest (NM) Earthships 335 economy 21 ecotourism 24-5, 63 Eden (UT ) 506 Edge of the Cedars State Park (UT ) 420 El Malpais National Monument (NM) El Morro National Monument (NM) 275 El Paso (NM) 281 electricity 518 Elephant Butte Lake State Park (NM) 357 Elko (NV) elks 77 Ely (NV) 15, embassies 525 emergencies 526 Enchanted Circle (NM) environment books 70, 71, 74, 78, 84, 86 environmental issues air travel 532 car travel 25 climate change 532 damming 78, 286 deforestation 80 drought 78 Grand Canyon 198 internet resources 72, 80 mining 57 Escalante (UT ) 450 Escalante Petrified Forest State Park (UT ) 450 Española (NM) 306 etiquette 61-2, 68 Eureka (NV) 139 events, see festivals & events exchange rates, see inside front cover Extraterrestrial Hwy 137, 270 extraterrestrials 137, 270, 374 F Fallon (NV) 138 Farmington (NM) festivals & events 26, Arizona 163, 177, 184-5, 228, 240, 251, 257 beer 398 chile 276, 319 Colorado 398, 405 film 398, 446, 503 food 66-7 Las Vegas music 325, 351, 398 Native American 272, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, , Nevada 142, 144, 148 New Mexico 272-3, 276, 278, 280, 297, , 337, 351,

4 Index (F-H) , 355, 357, 363, 368, 370, 375, 379 Utah 432-3, 449, 455, 460, 469, 473, 476, 486, 492, 503 fiber arts trails 288 film 14-15, 42, 50, 51, 67, 238, 326, 473 festivals 398, 446, 503 internet resources 51 First Mesa (AZ) 228 fishing Colorado 397, 401 Nevada 133 New Mexico 317, 337, 352, 357, 370 permits 217 Utah 446, 449, 461, 513 Fishlake National Forest (UT ) 446 Flagstaff (AZ) , 191, 192 Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (UT ) flights, scenic 207, 213, 432 floods, flash 85 flowers 77, 78, 84 folk art 53, Folsom Man 349 food 63-9, 523, see also individual books 64, 67, 69 festivals 66-7 internet resources 63, 68 Mexican 64 Native American 63, 64-5 football 48, 170 Fort Apache Reservation (AZ) 55 Fort Sumner (NM) Fort Sumner State Monument (NM) 378 Fort Verde State Historic Park (AZ) 172 Four Corners Area 84-5 four-wheel driving Arizona Colorado 382 Utah 423, 424, 431-2, 446, 469 Fredonia (AZ) 218 Fruita (UT ) 444 G Gable, Clark 257 galleries 4th Friday Art Walk (AZ) th St Gallery (NM) 315 Adobe Gallery (NM) Albuquerque Museum (NM) 293 Art Center at Fuller Lodge (NM) 305 Arts Prescott Gallery (AZ) 176 ASU Art Museum (AZ) 161 Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art (NV) 107 Carlsbad Museum & Art Center (NM) 376 Chiaroscuro Gallery (NM) Economos/Hampton Galleries (NM) Gerald Peters Gallery (NM) 315 Institute of American Indian Arts Museum (NM) 316 Jerome Artists Cooperative Gallery (AZ) 179 Linda Durham Contemporary Art (NM) 315 Marc Navarro Gallery (NM) Mesquite Fine Arts Center & Gallery (NV) 135 Morning Star Gallery (NM) Museum of Fine Arts (NM) 311 Nedra Matteucci Galleries (NM) 315 Nevada Museum of Art (NV) 143 Phoenix Art Museum (AZ) Pushkin Gallery (NM) 315 Roswell Museum & Art Center (NM) 375 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts (AZ) 157 Singing Water Gallery (NM) 286 Shidoni Foundry (NM) 316 SITE Santa Fe (NM) 316 Taos Art Museum & Fechin Institute (NM) 335 Ted Flicker Sculpture (NM) 315 Tucson Museum of Art & Historic Block (AZ) 235 UA Museum of Art (AZ) 237 Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UT ) 484 Van Gogh s Ear (AZ) 176 Yuma Art Center (AZ) 233 Gallup (NM) gambling 108, see also casinos Ganado (AZ) 226 gay travelers 297, 489, Genoa (NV) geography 71-2 geology 70-1, 75 giardiasis 542 Gila Cliff Dwellings (NM) 361 Gila Hot Springs (NM) 361 Gila National Forest (NM) Glen Canyon Dam (AZ) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (AZ) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (UT ) 441 Glendale (UT ) 463 Glenwood Springs (CO) 403 Goblin Valley State Park (UT ) Golden Spike National Historic Site (UT ) 491 Goldfield (NV) 136 golf 83 Las Vegas , 118 New Mexico 353, 368 Utah 439, 476, 485, 502, 508 Goosenecks State Park (UT ) 419 Gorgoza Park (UT ) 501 Gorman, RC 52 Grand Canyon National Park (AZ) 9, 74-6, , 199, 201, 8, 13 North Rim South Rim 200 Grand Canyon Village (AZ) Grand Canyon West (AZ) 213 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (UT ) 450-3, 6 Grants (NM) Great Basin Desert (NV) 74, Great Basin National Park (NV) 9, 140 Great Salt Lake (UT ) 490 Greater Phoenix (AZ) , 154, see also Phoenix Green River (UT ) Green River State Park (UT ) 439 Grey, Zane 173 Guadalupe Mountains National Park (NM) 281 guest ranches 88, gyms 116 H Hackberry (AZ) 259 Hanksville (UT ) 440 Hano (AZ) 228 Harwood Foundation Museum (NM) 336 Hassayampa River Preserve (AZ) 174 Hatch (UT ) 463 Havasu Canyon (AZ) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (AZ) 256 Havasupai people 55 Havasupai Reservation (AZ) 55, Hawthorne (NV) 136 Head of the Rocks (UT ) health diseases insurance 541 internet resources 541 Heard Museum (AZ) 156

5 558 Index (H-L) heatstroke Heber City (UT ) 508 helicopter flights 118, 207, 213, 455 heli-skiing 399 Hell s Backbone Rd (UT ) 448 High Uintas Wilderness Area (UT ) 514 hiking 83-4 Arizona, central 13, 162, 176, 183, 193, 197, 12 Arizona, southern 229, 238, 246 Arizona, western 229 Canyon de Chelly National Monument (AZ) 225 Colorado 384, 393, 399, 403 Grand Canyon (AZ) 203-5, 211, 212, 215, 220 internet resources 84, 86 Nevada 132, 134 New Mexico 272, 295, 317, 336-7, 343, 345, 346, 368, 370 permits 204 planning 83-4 safety 84, 85, 451, 465, 521 Utah, northeastern 513, 514 Utah, southeastern 423, 424, 431, Utah, southwestern 445, 452, 454-5, 457-8, 460, 461, 462, 465, 467, 468, 469, 478 Wasatch Mountains (UT ) 497, 502, 510 Hildale-Colorado City (UT ) Hillerman, Tony 51, 425 Hillsboro (NM) 358 Hispanic people 46, 47, 294 history Arizona 151 books 35, 40 Colorado 381 internet resources 36, 41, 43, 44, 52 Las Vegas 99, 102 Nevada 99 New Mexico 267 Utah 409 hitchhiking 539 HIV/AIDS 542 Hohokam people 36-7 Holbrook (AZ) Hole n the Rock (UT ) 426 holidays 23, 524 hoodoos 73, 302, 453, Map pages 000 Photograph pages Hoover Dam (NV) Hopi people 55-6, 203 Hopi Reservation (AZ) 55-6, horse racing 369 horseback riding 88 Arizona 162, 183-4, 212, 225 Nevada 132 New Mexico 288, 304, 337 Utah 432, 449, 455, 457, 467, 502, 514 Horseshoe Canyon (UT ) 425 hostels , see also individual hot springs Colorado 385, 405 New Mexico 278, 302, 357, 361 Utah 459, 491 Hot Springs (CO) 385 hot-air ballooning 297, 502 hotels 519, see also individual Hovenweep National Monument (UT ) 418 Hualapai people 56, 213 Hualapai Reservation (AZ) 56, , Hubbell Trading Post (AZ) 226 Huntsville (UT ) 506 hypothermia 543 I ice climbing 405 ice hockey 170, 489 immigration 43 imperial conversions, see inside front cover Indian people, see Native American people insurance 524 car health 541 internet access 527 internet resources 27 accommodations 92, 517 arts 59, 60 biking 85 children, travel with 89, 91 environment 72, 80 film 51 food 63, 68 health 541 hiking 84, 86 history 36, 41, 43, 44, 52 music 51 national parks 78, 86 Native American people 46, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63 pets, travel with 95 sustainable travel 25 Ione (NV) 139 Iron Mission State Park (UT ) 460 Island in the Sky (UT ) 423 Isleta Pueblo (NM) 284 itineraries Arizona 156, 202, 216 breweries 34 children, travel with 33 Las Vegas 107 national parks 33 Native American 30 New Mexico 290, 307 Route Wild West 32 J Jacob Lake (AZ) 218 Jean (NV) 135 Jemez Mountain Trail (NM) 302 Jerome (AZ) 15, , 179, 14 Jerome State Historic Park (AZ) 179 jewelry 52-3, 60, 528 Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation (NM) 55, 352 Johnson Canyon (UT ) 473 K kachina dolls 56 kachinas 56 Kaibab National Forest (AZ) 85, Kaibab-Paiute Reservation (AZ/UT ) 57 Kanab (UT ) 15, Kartchner Caverns State Park (AZ) 255 Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (NM) 302 kayaking 87, 88 Arizona 231, 257 Nevada 116, Kayenta (AZ) 223 Kingman (AZ) Kingston (NM) 358 kitsch art 53, 117 Kitt Peak National Observatory (AZ) Kodachrome Basin State Park (UT ) 458 Kykotsmovi (AZ) 228 L La Luz (NM) 366 Ladd S Gordon Wildlife Preserve (NM) 282

6 Index (L-M) 559 Laguna Pueblo (NM) 284 Lake City (CO) 385 Lake Havasu City (AZ) 230-2, 231 Lake Mead (NV) Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NV) 133 Lake Powell (UT ) 441 Lake Tahoe (NV) Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park (NV) 148 Lamoille (NV) 142 language 48, 54 Las Cruces (NM) 361-5, 362 Las Trampas (NM) 332 Las Vegas (NM) 277 Las Vegas (NV) , 104-5, 6, 11 accommodations activities attractions children, travel with 93, climate 99 drinking entertainment festivals food history 99, 102 itineraries 107 medical services 103 shopping tours 118 travel to/from 101-2, 130 travel within Latino people, see Hispanic people Latter-day Saints, see Mormons Laughlin (AZ) Lava River Cave (AZ) 197 lava tubes 197, 275, 276 Lawrence, DH 50, LDS, see Mormons Lechugilla Cave (NM) 378 Lees Ferry (AZ) legal matters 527 lesbian travelers 297, 489, Liberace Museum (NV) 117 Ligety, Ted 500 Lincoln (NM) lions, mountain 77 liquor laws 412, 527, see also alcohol literature 50-1, 60-1, 425, see also books Living Desert State Park (NM) 376 lodges 519, see also individual Logan (UT ) Loretto Chapel (NM) Los Alamos (NM) 42, 304-6, 304 Lovelock (NV) 140 M Madrid (NM) 303 Mancos (CO) Manti-La Sal National Forest (UT ) 421 maps Marathon (NM) 281 Marble Canyon (AZ) Marfa (NM) 281 margaritas 26, 65 marriages , see also polygamy Matheson Wetlands Preserve (UT ) 428 Maze, the (UT ) McPhee Lake (CO) measures 518, see also inside front cover medical services 541, see also health, individual Mesa (AZ) 161 Mesa Verde National Park (CO) 11, 391-4, 10 Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation (NM) 370 Mesilla (NM) 363 Mesquite (NV) 135 Meteor Crater (AZ) metric conversions, see inside front cover Mexican border crossing 250, Mexican Hat (UT ) 418 microbreweries, see breweries Midway (UT ) Millicent Rogers Museum (NM) 336 Million Dollar Hwy (CO) 7, 404-5, 7 Mirror Lake Hwy (UT ) 502 Mishongnovi (AZ) 228 Mission San Xavier del Bac (AZ) 247 Moab (UT ) 85, , 427, 429, 13 accommodations activities attractions drinking entertainment 436 festivals 432 food medical services 428 shopping 436 tourist information 428 travel to/from 436 travel within 436 mobile phones 527 Mogollon (NM) 360 Mogollon people 36-7 Mogollon Rim (AZ) 173 Mojave Desert (AZ) 74 Moki Dugway (UT ) 419 Momaday, Scott N 61 money 23-4, 521-2, moneychangers 526 Montezuma (NM) 278 Montezuma Castle National Monument (AZ) 172 Monticello (UT ) Monument Valley (UT ) Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (AZ) 224 Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (UT ) 419 Mormons 43-4, 47, 49, 409, 479, 480 mosquitoes 543 motels 519, see also individual motor homes motorcycle travel 276, 370, 535, motorsports 127, 485, see also Nascar Mt Charleston (NV) 134 Mt Timpanogos (UT ) 509 mountain biking 84-6 Arizona 162, 183, 193, 205, , 220 books 395 Colorado 393, 395, 399, 403, 404 Nevada 148 New Mexico 272, , 337, 368 Utah 13, 423, 424, , 445, 457, 467, 468, 476, 478, 485, 497, 502, 508, 510, 13 mountain climbing, see rock climbing mountain lions 77 Mountain Meadows Massacre 217 Mountain Meadows Massacre Monument (UT ) 478 Mule Canyon Ruins (UT ) 419 mule rides 205, 215, see also horseback riding mural art 272, 281 museums American International Rattlesnake Museum (NM) 293 Amerind Foundation (AZ) 255 Anasazi State Park Museum (UT ) 448 Anderson Freeman Visitor Center & Museum (NM) 372 Arizona Museum of Natural History (AZ) 161

7 560 Index (M-N) museums continued Arizona Museum for Youth (AZ) 161 Arizona Science Center (AZ) 155 Arizona State Museum (AZ) 237 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (AZ) Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village (NM) 353 Billy the Kid Museum (NM) 378 Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum (AZ) 253 Blumenschein Home & Museum (NM) 336 Bradbury Science Museum (NM) 305 Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum & Petting Zoo (NM) 303 Clark County Museum (NV) 115 College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum (UT ) Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum (UT ) 476 Desert Caballeros Western Museum (AZ) 174 Explore Navajo Interactive Museum (AZ) 222 Fremont Indian State Park & Museum (UT ) 459 Georgia O Keeffe Museum (NM) 311 Geronimo Springs Museum (NM) 357 Harwood Foundation Museum (NM) 336 Heard Museum (AZ) 156 Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico (NM) 375 Hoover Dam Museum (NV) 133 Hubbard Museum of the American West (NM) 369 International UFO Museum & Research Center (NM) John Wesley Powell Museum (AZ) 219 Kit Carson Home & Museum (NM) 336 Legends of New Mexico Museum (NM) 303 Liberace Museum (NV) 117 Lost City Museum (NV) 134 Mesalands Dinosaur Museum (NM) 282 Millicent Rogers Museum (NM) 336 Mohave Museum of History & Arts (AZ) 257 Museum of Ancient Life (UT ) 486 Museum Association of Taos (NM) Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (NM) 311 Museum of International Folk Art (NM) Museum of Natural History & Science (NM) 296 Museum of Northern Arizona (AZ) 190 National Automobile Museum (NV) 143 National Museum of Atomic Nuclear Science & History (NM) 293 Navajo County Historical Museum (AZ) 264 Navajo Nation Museum (AZ) 227 Neon Museum (NV) 113 New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum (NM) 293 New Mexico Mining Museum (NM) 276 New Mexico Museum of Space History (NM) 366 Palace of the Governors (NM) 311 Paunsagaunt Wildlife Museum (UT ) 454 Phippen Museum (AZ) 176 Phoenix Museum of History (AZ) 155 Pima Air & Space Museum (AZ) Pinball Hall of Fame (NV) 117 Pioneer Memorial Museum (UT) 484 Pioneer Museum (AZ) 192 Planes of Fame Air Museum (AZ) 211 Pueblo Grande Museum & Archaeological Park (AZ) 157 Route 66 Auto Museum (NM) 280 Santa Fe Children s Museum (NM) 318 Sharlot Hall Museum (AZ) 176 Smoki Museum (AZ) 176 Tinkertown Museum (NM) 303 Titan Missile Museum (AZ) 247 Western New Mexico University Museum (NM) 359 Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian (NM) 316 White Sands Missile Test Center Museum (NM) 363 music 51-2 festivals 325, 351, 398 Myton (UT ) 516 N Nambé Pueblo (NM) 286 Nascar 110, 115, 118, 127 national monuments, see individual monuments national parks 78 Arches National Park (UT ) 9, 73, 436-9, 437, 9 Arizona 152 Big Bend National Park (NM) 281 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (CO) 84, Bryce Canyon National Park (UT ) 9, 453-7, 453, 8 Canyonlands National Park (UT ) 421-6, 422 Capitol Reef National Park (UT ) 443-6, 444 Carlsbad Caverns National Park (NM) 378 Colorado Grand Canyon National Park (AZ) 9, 74-6, , 199, 201, 8, 13 Great Basin National Park (NV) 9, 140 Guadalupe Mountains National Park (NM) 281 internet resources 78, 86 itineraries 33 Mesa Verde National Park (CO) 11, 391-4, 10 Nevada 101 New Mexico Petrified Forest National Park (AZ) Saguaro National Park (AZ) 238 Utah Zion National Park (UT ) 9, 463-8, 464, 5 Native American people 10-11, 46, 47, 54-62, 96, see also reservations, individual tribes arts 59-61, 310 books 48, 57, 60-1, 64, 71 casinos 58, 284, 285, 287 crafts 203, 227, 528 dance 24, 47, 61, 228, 286, 287 etiquette 61-2 festivals 272, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, , food 63, 64-5 internet resources 46, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63 itineraries 30

8 Index (N-Q) 561 jewelry 60 kachina dolls 56 language 54 literature 60-1 pueblos religion 48-9, 56 natural bridges 73 Natural Bridges National Monument (UT ) Navajo Dam (NM) 352 Navajo National Monument (AZ) 223 Navajo people 56-7, 59, 274 Navajo Reservation (AZ) 56-7, 219, Navajo Reservation (UT ) Needles District (UT ) Nevada , 100 children, travel with 93 climate 99 festivals 142, 144, 148 highlights 98 history 99 itineraries 107 travel to/from travel within Nevada Test Site (NV) 135 New Age 186, 356 New Mexico , children, travel with 95-6, 296, 318 climate 267 festivals 272-3, 276, 278, 280, 297, , 337, 351, 353-4, 355, 357, 363, 368, 370, 375, 379 highlights 266 history 267 itineraries 290, 307 travel to/from 270 travel within 270 Newspaper Rock Recreation Area (UT ) 421 newspapers 518 Nichols, John 51 night skiing 496, 498, 501, 507 Nine Mile Canyon National Backcountry Byway (UT ) 516 Nogales (AZ) Nordic skiing 345, 399, 500 North Creek Falls (CO) 385 O Oak Creek Canyon (AZ) Ogden (UT ) Ohkay Owingh Pueblo (NM) 287 Ojo Caliente (NM) OK Corral (AZ) 41, O Keeffe, Georgia 52, 311, 330 Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park (NV) 113 Old Oraibi (AZ) 228 Old Tucson Studios (AZ) 238 opening hours 67, 520, see also inside front cover Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (AZ) 246 Osmonds, the 510 Ouray (CO) Ouray Hot Springs (CO) 405 Ouray Reservation (UT ) 58 P Page (AZ) Pagosa Springs (CO) Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge (NV) 136 Pahranagat Valley (NV) 136 painting 52 Paiute people 57 Pajarito Mountain Ski Area (NM) 305 Palatki Heritage Site (AZ) 183 Panguitch (UT ) Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area (UT ) Park City (UT ) , 499, 12 Park City Mountain Resort (UT ) 501 Parker (AZ) passports 524 Payson (AZ) 173 Peach Springs (AZ) Pecos (NM) 331 permits backpacking fishing 217 hiking 204 pueblos 285 Petrified Forest National Park (AZ) petroglyphs Arizona 237, 238, 264 Nevada 134, 139 New Mexico 294, 367 Utah 415, 421, 439, 444, 512 pets, travel with 34, 94-5 Phillip, Bert 335 Phoenix (AZ) , 154, 158-9, 160 accommodations activities 162 attractions children, travel with drinking entertainment festivals 163 food itineraries 156 medical services shopping 170 tourist information 155 travel to/from travel within 171 Phoenix Art Museum (AZ) phonecards 527 photography 528 Picacho Peak State Park (AZ) 245 Picuris Pueblo (NM) 287 Pilar (NM) 332 Pinball Hall of Fame (NV) 117 Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness (UT ) 478 Pinos Altos (NM) 359 Pioche (NV) 137 Pipe Spring National Monument (AZ) 220 planning 23-7, 83-4, 89-90, plants 77-8, 84, see also individual species Pojoaque Pueblo (NM) 286 poker 110, 118 Polacca (AZ) 228 politics 451 polygamy 49, 479, 480 Pony Express Trail Backcountry Byway (UT ) 511 population 21, 47 postal services 526 pottery 60 Powder Mountain (UT ) 507 Powell, John Wesley 439, 445 powwows 62, 272, 283, 287, 297 prairie dogs 77 Prescott (AZ) Price (UT ) 514 Primm (NV) prostitution 108 Provo (UT ) Pueblo people 57-8 pueblos 282-8, see also individual pueblos Puerto de Luna (NM) 279 Pyramid Lake (NV) 147 Q Questa (NM) 344

9 562 Index (R-S) R rabies radio 518 rafting, see white-water rafting Rainbow Bridge National Monument (AZ) 220 Ramsey Canyon Preserve (AZ) 256 Range Creek Wildlife Management Area (UT ) 515 Raton (NM) rattlesnakes 76, 521, 543 Red Canyon (UT ) Red Fleet State Park (UT ) 512 Red River (NM) Red River Ski Area (NM) 345 Red Rock Canyon (NV) Red Rock State Park (AZ) religion 48-9, 56 Reno (NV) reptiles 76 reservations 54, see also Native American people, pueblos etiquette 61-2 Fort Apache Reservation (AZ) 55 Havasupai Reservation (AZ) 55, Hopi Reservation (AZ) 55-6, Hualapai Reservation (AZ) 56, , Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation (NM) 55, 352 Kaibab-Paiute Reservation (AZ/UT ) 57 Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation (NM) 370 Navajo Reservation (AZ) 56-7, 219, Navajo Reservation (UT ) Ouray Reservation (UT ) 58 San Carlos Apache Reservation (AZ) 55 Southern Ute Reservation (CO) 58 Tohono O odham Reservation (AZ) 58 Uintah Reservation (UT ) 58 Ute Mountain Reservation (CO) 58 Reserve (NM) 360 resorts 16, 494, , see also individual responsible travel Map pages 000 Photograph pages restaurants 67-8, see also individual children, travel with 92-3 Rico (CO) 401 Ridgeway (CO) Ridgeway State Park & Recreation Area (CO) 401 rift valley 73 Riordan Mansion State Historic Park (AZ) 192 Rivera, Rafael 102 river-running, see white-water rafting road distances chart 538 road rules 539 rock art 35, 265, 439 rock climbing 86 Arizona 176 Colorado Nevada 116 New Mexico 272 Utah 424-5, 432, 438, 445, 467, 469, 476, 478, 485 Rock Hound State Park (NM) 361 Rockville (UT ) Rocky Mountain oysters 64, 382 rodeos 50, 90 Arizona 177 Nevada 119, 144, 318, 353 New Mexico 272-3, 318, 353, 363 Roswell (NM) 373-6, 373 Route 66 7, 31, 7 Arizona itineraries 31 New Mexico Ruby Mountains (NV) 142 Ruess, Everett 425 Ruidoso (NM) S safety car travel 93, 539 children, travel with 90, 93 hiking 84, 85, 451, 465 Saguaro National Park (AZ) 238 St Francis Cathedral (NM) 311, 314 Salt Lake City (UT ) , 481, 483 accommodations activities 485 attractions drinking 488 entertainment food medical services 482 shopping 489 tourist information 482 travel to/from travel within 490 San Carlos Apache Reservation (AZ) 55 San Felipe Pueblo (NM) 285 San Francisco de Asis Church (NM) 335 San Juan Hut System 85-6 San Juan Pueblo (NM) 287 San Juan Skyway (CO) 397 San Miguel (NM) 278 San Miguel Mission (NM) 315 San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (AZ) 256 San Rafael Swell (UT ) Sand Mountain Recreation Area (NV) 138 Sandia Crest (NM) Sandia Peak Ski Park (NM) 295 Sandia Pueblo (NM) 284 Santa Ana Pueblo (NM) 284 Santa Catalina Mountains (AZ) Santa Clara Pueblo (NM) Santa Fe (NM) 11, , 308, , 328, 11 accommodations activities attractions drinking 324 entertainment food medical services 309 shopping tourist information travel to/from 327 travel within 327 Santa Fe Ski Area (NM) 316 Santa Rita (NM) 358 Santa Rosa (NM) Santo Domingo Pueblo (NM) 285 scenic drives, see driving routes scenic flights, see flights, scenic scorpions 521, 544 Scottsdale (AZ) , 16 scuba diving, see diving sculpture 52 Second Mesa (AZ) 228 Sedona (AZ) 181-8, 184-5, 12 Sego Canyon (UT ) 439 Seligman (AZ) 260 senior travelers Sharp, Joseph Henry 335 Shiprock (NM) 353 shopping shotgun weddings Shungopavi (AZ) 228

10 Index (S-U) 563 Sichomovi (AZ) 228 Silver City (NM) 15, Silver Reef Ghost Town (UT ) 478 Silverton (CO) Sin City, see Las Vegas Sipaulovi (AZ) 228 Ski Apache (NM) 370 skiing 81-3, see also backcountry skiing, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, night skiing, Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing Skywalk, the (AZ) 214 sledding Slide Rock State Park (AZ) 189 Smokey Bear Historical State Park (NM) 370 snakes 76, 521, Snow Canyon State Park (UT ) 478 Snowbird (UT ) snowboarding 81-3 Arizona 193, 261 Colorado Nevada 134, 147 New Mexico 343, 345 Utah 496, snowmobiling 502, 513 snowshoeing 393-4, 432 Socorro (NM) 355 solar energy 341 Soleri, Paolo 160 Solitude (UT ) 497 solo travelers 529 Sonoran Desert 74 Southern Ute Reservation (CO) 58 Southwestern Colorado, see Colorado space travel 356-7, 366 spas Nevada 116 New Mexico 320, 321, 357 Utah spiders 544 spirit messengers 56 sports 48, see also individual sports Spring Mountain Ranch State Park (NV) 132 Springdale (UT ) Springs Preserve (NV) 11, 114, 11 Starvation State Park (UT ) 514 state parks, see individual parks Stegner, Wallace 425 Sugarite Canyon State Park (NM) 350 Sundance Film Festival 503 Sundance Kid, the 41 Sundance Resort (UT ) Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (AZ) Supai (AZ) 55, 212 sustainable travel 24-5 swimming 88, 120, 445, 508 T t ai chi 293 Taliesin West (AZ) 157 Taos , 333, 342 accommodations activities attractions drinking 340 entertainment food shopping 341 travel to/from travel within Taos Pueblo (NM) Taos Ski Valley (NM) 343 Taos Society of Artists 335 taxes 529 telephone services 526-7, see also inside front cover Telluride (CO) 15, , 14 Telluride Ski Resort (CO) 399 Tempe (AZ) Temple Square (UT ) 482 Terlingua (NM) 281 Tesuque Pueblo (NM) 285 Texas 281 theater 53 Third Mesa (AZ) 228 Thompson, Hunter S 51, 108 Three Rivers Petroglyph National Recreation Area (NM) 367 ticks 543 time zones 529 Arizona Colorado 381 Nevada 101 New Mexico 267 Utah 409 Timpanogos Cave National Monument (UT ) 509 tipping 103, 526 Tohono O odham Reservation (AZ) 58 toilets 91 Tombstone (AZ) 15, 250-2, 15 Tonopah (NV) 136 Tonto Natural Bridge State Park (AZ) 173 Torrey (UT ) tourist information 529, see also individual tours 529 Arizona 184, Colorado 394, 406 Las Vegas 118 Nevada 131 New Mexico 318, 337 Utah 446, 455, 486 train travel 91, 535-6, 540 travel to/from Southwest USA travel within Southwest USA traveler s checks 526 trees 77, 140, 264-5, 455 trekking, see hiking Trinity Site (NM) 365 Triple M Mystical Mountain Snow Ski Area (NM) 368 Truchas (NM) 332 Truth or Consequences (NM) Truxton (AZ) 259 Tsaile (AZ) 225 Tuba City (AZ) Tubac (AZ) tubing 88, 162, 469, 508 Tucson (AZ) , 235, 236, 239 accommodations activities 235, attractions 235, entertainment 243 festivals 240 food medical services 234 shopping 243 tourist information travel to/from 244 travel within 244 Tucumcari (NM) Tularosa (NM) 366 Tumacácori National Historic Park (AZ) 248 Turquoise Trail (NM) 7, Tusayan (AZ) Tusayan Ruins (AZ) 203 Tuzigoot National Monument (AZ) 181 TV 578 Twain, Mark 140, 146 U UFOs 137, Uintah Reservation (UT ) 58

11 564 Index (U-Z) Unionville (NV) Urraca Wildlife Area (NM) 346 Utah , children, travel with 96-7, climate 409 festivals 432-3, 449, 455, 460, 469, 473, 476, 486, 492, 503 highlights 408 history 409 travel to/from 414 travel within 414 Utah Olympic Park (UT ) 500 Ute Mountain Reservation (CO) 58 Ute people 58 V vacations 23, 524 Valentine (AZ) 259 Valle (AZ) 211 Valley of Fire State Park (NV) 134 Valley of the Gods (UT ) 418 vegan travelers 68 vegetarian travelers 68 Vernal (UT ) Very Large Array Radio Telescope (NM) 354 Veyo (UT ) 478 video systems 518 Villanueva (NM) 278 Villanueva State Park (NM) 278 Virginia City (NV) 146 visas volcanoes 197-8, 302, 349 vortices 186 W Walker Lake State Recreation Area (NV) 136 Walnut Canyon National Monument (AZ) 262 Walpi (AZ) 11, 228 Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park (NV) 139 Wasatch Mountains (UT ) , 493, 12 water sports 87-8, see also boating, canoeing, diving, kayaking, swimming, white-water rafting Waterpocket Fold (UT ) 444 weather, see climate weaving 331, 332 websites, see internet resources wedding chapels weddings weights 518, see also inside front cover Wellington (UT ) 516 Wells (NV) 142 Wendover (UT ) West Wendover (NV) 142 White Sands National Monument (NM) 9, 369, 9 white-water rafting 87, 88 Arizona 205-6, 13 Colorado 388, 403 New Mexico 317, 332, 336, 337 Utah wi-fi, see internet access Wickenburg (AZ) Wild Rivers Recreation Area (NM) 345 Wild West, the 32, 40-1, wildlife, see animals, plants Williams (AZ) Williams, Terry Tempest 425 Window Rock (AZ) wine 66 wineries Arizona 249 New Mexico 294-5, 302, 332, 366 Utah 428 Winnemucca (NV) 141 Winslow (AZ) 263 Winter Olympic Games 81, 83, 492, 495, 498, 500 Wolf Creek Ski Area (CO) Wolf Mountain (UT ) 507 wolves 77, 275 women travelers 529, 530 work 530 Wright, Frank Lloyd 52, 157, 161 Wupatki National Monument (AZ) 198 Y yoga 116 Yuma (AZ) 233 Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park (AZ) 233 Z Zion National Park (UT ) 9, 463-8, 464, 5 zoos Arizona 163, 172, 227, 240 Nevada 117 New Mexico 296, 366 Utah 485 Zuni Pueblo (NM) Map pages 000 Photograph pages

12 565 GreenDex GREENDEX GOING GREEN It seems like everyone s going green in Southwest USA these days, but how can you know which businesses are actually ecofriendly and which are simply jumping on the bandwagon? The following attractions, services, activities and accommodations choices have been selected by our authors because they demonstrate an active sustainable-tourism policy. Some are involved in conservation or environmental education, and many are owned and operated by local and indigenous operators, thereby maintaining and preserving local identity and culture. We want to keep developing our sustainable-tourism content. If you think we ve omitted someone who should be listed here, or if you disagree with our choices, us at talk2us@lonelyplanet.com.au and set us straight for next time. For more information about sustainable tourism and Lonely Planet, see ABBREVIATIONS AZ Arizona CO Colorado NM New Mexico NV Nevada UT Utah accommodations Boulder Mountain Lodge (UT ) 449 Bunk House at Zion (UT ) 472 Cimarron Rose (NM) 277 Cold Springs Station (NV) 138 Earthship Rentals (NM) Garland s Oak Creek Lodge (AZ) 189 Ghost Ranch (NM) 329 Lake Powell Resort (AZ) 221 Los Poblanos (NM) 298 Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa (AZ) 165 Sky Lodge (UT ) 504 Southwest Inn at Sedona (AZ) 186 Thunderbird Lodge (AZ) 226 Treasure Mountain Inn (UT ) 504 Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary (NM) 275 Zion Lodge (UT ) 467 activities Escape Adventures (UT ) 431 Southwest Ed-Ventures (UT ) 420 Tournament Players Clubs Las Vegas (NV) 116 attractions Arizona State University (AZ) Loneliest Phone in America (NV) 138 Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary (NM) 275 architecture Arcosanti (AZ) Earthships (NM) 335 food Center Café (UT ) 435 Cold Springs Station (NV) 138 Eating Green in the Southwest 63 Ghost Ranch (NM) 329 Grill at Hacienda del Sol (AZ) 243 Hell s Backbone Grill (UT ) 449 Janos (AZ) 243 Kai Restaurant (AZ) 167 New Frontiers Natural Market & Deli (AZ) 187 One World Everybody Eats (UT ) 487 RM Seafood (NV) 123 Thunderbird Lodge (AZ) 226 internet resources Film New Mexico 27 Green Filmmaking Initiative 50 museums Amerind Foundation (AZ) 255 Atomic Testing Museum (NV) 113 Springs Preserve (NV) 114 Yuma Museum (AZ) 233 music festivals Moab Folk Festival (UT ) 433 transportation EV Rental Cars (AZ) 171 Lonely Planet Publications. To make it easier for you to use, access to this chapter is not digitally restricted. In return, we think it s fair to ask you to use it for personal, non-commercial purposes only. In other words, please don t upload this chapter to a peer-to-peer site, mass it to everyone you know, or resell it. See the terms and conditions on our site for a longer way of saying the above - Do the right thing with our content.